Environmental control equipment control apparatus for controlling target space

Abstract

An environmental control equipment control apparatus controls an environment of a target space using a plurality of environmental control equipment. The control apparatus includes a receiver and an electronic controller. The receiver may receive state information relating to states of a plurality of subject persons. In this case, the electronic controller controls a plurality of kinds of environmental control equipment such that the state information of the plurality of subject persons received by the state information receiver satisfies a predetermined target state condition. The receiver may receive a second environmental stimulus given to a subject person other than a first environmental stimulus caused by control of the environmental control equipment. In this case, the electronic controller controls the environmental control equipment such that an influence of the second environmental stimulus received by the environmental stimulus receiver on the subject person is cancelled or reduced.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. An environmental control equipment control apparatus that controls an environment of a target space where a plurality of subject persons are present, using a plurality of kinds of environmental control equipment, the environmental control equipment control apparatus comprising:
 a state information receiver configured to receive state information relating to states of the plurality of subject persons; and 
 an electronic controller configured to control the plurality of kinds of environmental control equipment such that the state information of the plurality of subject persons received by the state information receiver satisfies a predetermined target state condition. 
 
     
     
       2. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a characteristics receiver configured to receive response characteristics information for the plurality of subject persons, the response characteristics information indicating response characteristics to each kind of environmental stimulus that is changeable using the plurality of kinds of environmental control equipment, 
 the electronic controller being further configured to control the plurality of kinds of environmental control equipment based on
 the state information of the plurality of subject persons received, by the state information receiver and 
 the response characteristics information received by the characteristics receiver. 
 
 
     
     
       3. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the characteristics receiver is further configured to create the response characteristics information using accumulated information of the state information of the plurality of subject persons received by the state information receiver in response to control performed on the plurality of kinds of environmental control equipment by the electronic controller. 
 
     
     
       4. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a data receiver configured to receive the response characteristics information or input of information relating to the response characteristics information, 
 the characteristics receiver being further configured to receive the response characteristics information using the information received by the data receiver. 
 
     
     
       5. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 3 , wherein
 the characteristics receiver is further configured
 to receive the response characteristics information of a first subject person, the first subject person being at least one subject person of the plurality of subject persons and 
 to apply the response characteristics information of the first subject person to a second subject person determined to have a similarity to the first subject person, the second subject person being one of the plurality of subject persons. 
 
 
     
     
       6. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a data receiver configured to receive the response characteristics information or input of information relating to the response characteristics information, 
 the characteristics receiver being further configured to receive the response characteristics information using the information received by the data receiver. 
 
     
     
       7. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 6 , wherein
 the characteristics receiver is further configured
 to receive the response characteristics information of a first subject person, the first subject person being at least one subject person of the plurality of subject persons and 
 to apply the response characteristics information of the first subject person to a second subject person determined to have a similarity to the first subject person, the second subject person being one of the plurality of subject persons. 
 
 
     
     
       8. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the characteristics receiver is further configured
 to receive the response characteristics information of a first subject person, the first subject person being at least one subject person of the plurality of subject persons and 
 to apply the response characteristics information of the first subject person to a second subject person determined to have a similarity to the first subject person, the second subject person being one of the plurality of subject persons. 
 
 
     
     
       9. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein
 the plurality of kinds of environmental control equipment include at least any two or more of
 a temperature adjustment apparatus, 
 a humidity adjustment apparatus, 
 a wind velocity adjustment apparatus, 
 a carbon dioxide concentration adjustment apparatus, 
 an odor adjustment apparatus, 
 a sound adjustment apparatus, and 
 a light adjustment apparatus. 
 
 
     
     
       10. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the plurality of kinds of environmental control equipment include at least any two or more of
 a temperature adjustment apparatus, 
 a humidity adjustment apparatus, 
 a wind velocity adjustment apparatus, 
 a carbon dioxide concentration adjustment apparatus, 
 an odor adjustment apparatus, 
 a sound adjustment apparatus, and 
 a light adjustment apparatus. 
 
 
     
     
       11. An environmental control equipment control apparatus that controls an environment of a target space where a subject person is present, using an environmental control equipment, the environmental control equipment control apparatus comprising:
 an environmental stimulus unit receiver configured to receive a second environmental stimulus given to the subject person other than a first environmental stimulus caused by control of the environmental control equipment; and 
 an electronic controller configured to control the environmental control equipment such that an influence of the second environmental stimulus received by the environmental stimulus receiver on the subject person is cancelled or reduced. 
 
     
     
       12. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein
 a plurality of kinds of the environmental control equipment are provided, 
 the plurality of kinds of environmental control equipment are capable of supplying environmental stimuli that are different from each other, and 
 the electronic controller is further configured to control the plurality of kinds of environmental control equipment such that an influence of the second environmental stimulus received by the environmental stimulus receiver on the subject person is cancelled or reduced. 
 
     
     
       13. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein
 the plurality of kinds of environmental control equipment include at least any two or more of
 a temperature adjustment apparatus, 
 a humidity adjustment apparatus, 
 a wind velocity adjustment apparatus, 
 a carbon dioxide concentration adjustment apparatus, 
 an odor adjustment apparatus, 
 a sound adjustment apparatus, 
 a light adjustment apparatus, and 
 a radiant heat adjustment apparatus. 
 
 
     
     
       14. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a state information receiver configured to receive state information relating to a state of the subject person, 
 the electronic controller being further configured to control the environment control means such that an influence, on the subject person, of a change other than a change caused by control of the environmental control equipment among changes in the state information is cancelled or reduced. 
 
     
     
       15. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 12 , wherein
 the environmental stimulus receiver is further configured to receive an environmental stimulus of at least one of sound and odor. 
 
     
     
       16. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a state information receiver configured to receive state information relating to a state of the subject person, 
 the electronic controller being further configured to control the environmental control equipment such that an influence, on the subject person, of a change other than a change caused by control of the environmental control equipment among changes in the state information is cancelled or reduced. 
 
     
     
       17. The environmental control equipment control apparatus according to  claim 11 , wherein
 the environmental stimulus receiver is further configured to receive an environmental stimulus of at least one of sound and odor.